
Living in Ogden, Utah
From Fort Buenaventura to Junction City Trapper Miles Goodyear built Fort Buenaventura in 1846, about a mile west of today's downtown. It was the first permanent settlement of European descent in what is now Utah. Captain James Brown bought the fort in 1847, and the town was incorporated as Brownsvi

Living in Plain City, Utah
Plain City sits on the open west side of Weber County, with Farr West to the east and Marriott-Slaterville to the south. It is one of the fastest-growing towns in northern Utah: the U.S. Census counted 7,833 residents in 2020 and estimates about 9,256 as of July 2025. Here's what living in Plain Cit

Living in Farr West, Utah
From Sugar Beets to a City of Its Own Joseph Taylor settled in what is now Farr West in 1858. For decades the area was part of Harrisville. In 1890 its western half became a separate LDS ward, named for pioneer leaders Lorin Farr and Chauncy W. West. Sugar beets, introduced in 1898, were the early c
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